China’s Business Elite See the Country That Let Them Thrive Slipping Away
www.nytimes.com
The business class, which shunned politics, is now questioning if there is still a place for it in a system dominated by one ruler, Xi Jinping.
  • Shrike502
    6·
    2 years ago

    Aren’t there several billionaires in the general secretariat?

      • Shrike502
        2·
        2 years ago

        Apparently I misremembered and it was “party members”, not leadership. Here.

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
          4·
          2 years ago

          So the party with over 96 million member has a handful of billionaires in it who are not in any leadership positions.

            • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
              3·
              2 years ago

              You’ve moved goal posts quite a bit at this point. I don’t think capitalists should have any representation, but I also don’t know what internal contradictions China has that led to the decision of allowing capitalists within the government.

            • mauveOkra
              2·
              2 years ago

              I think I’ve heard that the CPC sometimes recruits or installs members into shareholder/boardmember positions if they want to keep an eye on or reign in a private company. I don’t have a source though so take it with a grain of salt.